Delayed cord clamping
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Delaying the cutting of the umbilical cord for a few minutes, which allows time for extra blood to flow from the placenta into the baby.
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Umbilical cord (umbilicus)The cord that connects a mother’s blood system with a baby’s (through its navel) and which is cut after the birth.
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PlacentaAn organ which develops in the womb linking the baby with the mother’s system. It is delivered after the baby, when it is known as the afterbirth.
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